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Resolved, that one of the specimens of Fexible Sandstone be pre- 

 sented to Dr. Huifnagle. 



Council of the Asiatic Society. 



The Council of the Asiatic Society unanimously recommend that Dr. 



McClelland be elected a member of the Sections of Natural History and of 



Mineralogy and Geology : Dr. McClelland's consent has been obtained to this 



proposition. 



W. B. O'Shaughnessy, 



July 29th, 1848. Secy, of the Asiatic Society. 



On the question being put to the vote, Dr. McClelland was unani- 

 mously elected a member of the Sections of Natural History, and of 

 Geology and Mineralogy. 



Council of the Asiatic Society. ' 



The Council submit a report from the Oriental Section, regarding the pro- 

 posed publication by the Society of two Arabic MSS., the one containing 

 definitions of Grammatical terms, the second a brief Cyclopaedia of all the 

 sciences cultivated by the Arabs. The Council concur in the recommenda- 

 tions of the Oriental Section. 



W. B. O'Shaughnessy, 



July 29th, 1848. Secy, of the Asiatic Society. 



To Dr. W. B. O'Shaughnessy, Senior Secretary of the Asiatic Society, 



Dated, Asiatic Society, the 2lst July, 1848. 

 Sir, — By direction of the Oriental Section I have the honour to transmit 

 to you a letter from Dr. Sprenger to the address of Mr. H. M. Elliot, dated 

 the 30th May last, forwarding two Arabic MSS. which he proposes to be 

 published in the Oriental Journal. 



2. The Section beg to support the proposition and to recommend, that the 

 Society should also avail themselves of the kind offer of Dr. Sprenger to 

 superintend the printing of the text at Allahabad. They would at the same 

 time suggest, that agreeably to the scheme laid down for the publication of 

 Oriental works by the Society, Dr. Sprenger be requested to favour the 

 Society with a translation of the text. 



3. Should the Council approve of the proposition, I will lose no time in 

 making such arrangements with Dr. Sprenger as to secure uniformity of 

 paper, title page, &c. of his work, with the preceding number of the Biblio- 

 theca Indica. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 



E. Roer, 

 Secy, of the Oriental Section of the Asiatic Society. 



